Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Gladstone teen's escape from nation where poverty's rife  - The campaign is aimed at closing the cultural divide by "helping culturally and linguistically diverse Australians feel at home and counteracting the negativity of mainstream media in regards to multiculturalism."

What a wicked game we play with indigenous social engineering  - So what are we actually going to do about the atrocious conditions in remote indigenous Australia ? Apart from wringing our hands, of course, and ...

Indigenous flags fly in Rio  -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags are flying from the Olympic village in Rio and Australian team management couldn't be happier. The two ...

Elder invites all Australians to embrace tradition of deep listening  - The tradition of Dadirri—deep listening to the land—is central to the spirituality of Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann and her people. As Rachael Kohn discovers, its teachings are also being adopted by non-Indigenous Australian Christians, who see the practice as a step on a journey of reconciliation.

Census and sensibilities 2026-style in Australia  -  Australia has beautiful diversity as a country,” Duncan Young, the head of Census ... Question 6: Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?

Why men are so much more likely to kill themselves than women  - University of Worcester psychologist Dr Peter Forster said men in Australia , as in the UK, are four times more likely to die by suicide than ...

Education is the key to dealing with suicidal ideation and stigma'  -    As the Foundation's Mental First Aid Guidelines, which have been produced by Mental Health First Aid Australia , put it: “ Suicide can be prevented.

Census shows SA retiree hot spot  - More than 40 per cent of Victor Harbor's population is 65 or older and the median age of the region is 57.4, data from the Australian Bureau of ...

A celebration of indigenous cultures around the world  - They live in non-urbanized societies. Most have had little to no contact with the modern world and have preserved their traditional ways of living. International organizations, like the United Nations, have set laws to preserve these cultures and prevent exploitation of these people.

Indigenous recognition referendum likely to be delayed until 2018  - The Referendum Council says the decision to delay the vote recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution will allow greater consultation with ...

Why all Territorians should tell the census they are indigenous  - Between the 1981 and 2011 censuses the indigenous population of Australia grew by 185%. Some of this growth was natural population increase, but ...

Ultralight aircraft adventure leads to profound truths about Indigenous culture  - “I connected with a lot of the ways Aboriginal people live out there, being very close with their ... “That was profound,” Karpany tells Guardian Australia .

Australia's Indigenous population is on the rise  - Long regarded as Australia's Indigenous capital, Sydney has been surpassed by Brisbane as host to the greatest number of Indigenous Australians.

Australian trans boy, 15, wins legal battle to get top surgery  - Identified in court documents as Quinn, this is believed to be the first time in the country for a transgender child to receive surgery before beginning ...

Australian anti- gay Christian group Salt Shakers to close  - The Salt Shakers have long been opposed to LGBTI causes and issues. They have actively spoken out against the Mardi Gras Parade, Safe Schools, marriage equality and same-sex adoption. 

Ian Thorpe hopes coming out as gay has improved issue of homophobia in Australia  - It's two years since Ian Thorpe came out as gay , and the champion swimmer hopes he has helped tackle some the stigma surrounding homophobia in ...

Alcohol, speed linked to PNG Highlands road deaths  - The Eastern Highlands provincial police commander Superintendent Alex N'Drasal said in the first incident, seven people died while two were critically injured when their van veered off a bridge and into a creek in Daulo district, Eastern Highlands.

New boss appointed to Taranaki's top Maori agribusiness  - A new boss for Taranaki's leading Maori agribusiness has been announced. ... solutions to commercial and industrial businesses in New Zealand .

Parents open to te reo in schools, but most kids not being taught  - Under the New Zealand curriculum students must be provided an opportunity to learn Māori language and culture, and it is up to schools to decide ...

Maori businesses trademarked out of chinese market  - MÄ ori words and names are being trademarked in China hampering New Zealand businesses from trading freely, says New Zealand First. "Miraka ...

Whitireia supports International Day of Indigenous Poeples  - A number of initiatives seek to address this issue in Aotearoa/ New Zealand . The government's Tertiary Education Strategy clearly states that Māori  ...

The one to rule them all  - The Maori Party bears a grudge about the Clark Government's foreshore ... Most ordinary New Zealanders , even those who never voted for her, still ...

The Olympic Spirit Includes LGBT People This Time  - The piece ran ahead of a quarterfinals loss to New Zealand , and the USA Rugby team — which also includes out player Kelly Griffin — is aiming for a ...

Meet the priest who serves the most rural parts of Papua New Guinea  - Even if there were only 10 old people to be visited, I would still walk and climb the mountains and cross the rivers to be with them.” The Papua New ...